Dr. Concillia Monde is a forester/ecologist specializing in aquatic ecology. She holds a Diploma in Forestry from the Zambia Forestry College, a BSc in Forestry from the Copperbelt University, and an MSc in Fisheries Science from the University of Hull. She received her Ph.D. degree in aquatic ecology from Wageningen University in 2016. Her current research focus is on aquatic ecotoxicology. She is interested in understanding how mining-generated and agricultural wastes impact the biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems. Further, she wants to understand how pollution affects the trophic interactions of organisms associated with diseases such as schistosomiasis whose life cycle partly depends on water.